On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah

On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah, a podcast presented by ReformJudaism.org.
Each week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism, will offer divrei Torah (insights into the weekly Torah portion) to help open up Jewish thought and its contemporary influence on your life. He condenses 2,000 years of Jewish wisdom into just 10 minutes of modern-day commentary.
There are plenty of ways to interpret Torah and we want to hear what you think. You can weigh in on this week’s Torah portion by talking to us on Twitter @URJ or at Facebook.com/reformjudaism.

Does being a person of faith mean you believe in blessings and curses? Why should we always "do the right thing?" Are we rewarded or punished for what we do in the world? Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, discusses the messages in this week's Torah portion, ParashatB'chukotai.

This week Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President for the Union for Reform Judaism, teaches about parshat B'har wondering what would social justice to the extreme look like and did the Torah know to teach it thousands of years ago?

This week Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, speaks about parashat Emor and asks: how do you enactjustice in modern times to make the world more balanced?And how do you elevate the receiver -- not your own self, the giver?

This week in parshat K'doshim, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President for the Union for Reform Judaism, wonderswho is your neighbor?Canyoulove them even if they are not like you?If--and when--you do,can it change your life and even someone else’s?

Passover may have just ended, but
it’s not too early to talk about Yom Kippur and second chances.
This week, Rabbi Rick Jacobs talks about making mistakes and the
sometimes-negative consequences of innovation.